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REVOGEL LifeTime Member
Age: 84 Zodiac: Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 4276 Location: Cent. Amelias. Reg 10. Guyana South America
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 12:40 Post subject: tv to wireless network |
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I have a LG led TV. Not sure of the model # but it has HDMI ports and a USB port.
What would I need and how do I go about connecting it to my wireless network. Oh by the way my network is PW protected using both letters and Numbers.
Thanks in advance.
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 12:40 Post subject: Google Ads keep the POCUK free to join! |
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Simon_W *******
Joined: 21 May 2013 Posts: 4881 Location: Watford
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 13:23 Post subject: |
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Do you know for sure that the TV has got a Wireless adapter? Has it got an Ethernet port?
Best thing to do is to look at the rear of the TV and get the model #. Then search for the user manual online. I expect that LG do them in pdf format. |
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4x4traveller **
Age: 40 Zodiac: Joined: 31 Aug 2015 Posts: 81 Location: Lincolnshire
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 13:33 Post subject: |
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Also what do you hope to achieve once it is connected? do you want to watch movies from your other pc? browse the web or netflix?
just connecting the tv to the internet might not necessarily achieve any of these things. |
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peteinchad LifeTime Member
Joined: 07 Jan 2013 Posts: 15079 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 13:46 Post subject: |
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My Sony has an ethernet port that I connected to a spare port on my wireless router.
It allows me to "see" the TV on the network and I can send stuff like photos and videos to the TV screen.
... not very useful to be honest. |
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Simon_W *******
Joined: 21 May 2013 Posts: 4881 Location: Watford
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 13:55 Post subject: |
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peteinchad wrote: |
My Sony has an ethernet port that I connected to a spare port on my wireless router.
It allows me to "see" the TV on the network and I can send stuff like photos and videos to the TV screen.
... not very useful to be honest. |
The newer 'smart TVs' are brilliant. We bought a Panasonic one last year, and that gives catch-up TV via the programme guide. So all you need to do is to scroll back until you find what you want, and then you can watch it just as if it's being broadcast. Genius! Except we hardly ever use it! |
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Joined: 24 Jun 2015 Posts: 764 Location: NOT IN THE EU !
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 14:37 Post subject: |
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we have smart tvs everywhere , mostly connect by wifi but theres other options ie buy a "nowtv" box to get a bunch of films and sky etc as well as tv on demand stuff
netflix is also good if you can plug your tv into ethernet nd then ill drop one of them in a while and try amazon when top gear starts up
the nowtv boxes can be bought at discount often ofter from currys for £10-15 and come with 2 months movies or 3 months entertainment pack so are a good deal tbh when on offer |
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peteinchad LifeTime Member
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 15:36 Post subject: |
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Ours isn't a "smart tv" but connected to the router by ethernet cable it lets us watch Amazon and Netflix.
Everything else comes through Virgin cable. |
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REVOGEL LifeTime Member
Age: 84 Zodiac: Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 4276 Location: Cent. Amelias. Reg 10. Guyana South America
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 20:46 Post subject: |
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Thanks Guys Does not really solve my problem.
Smart TV's are only just becoming available here and are ridiculously expensive.
Where I am no cable TV available. Doubt that Now TV box or the other options are either.
I was just hoping that we could watch streamed movies on TV. in a different room to my PC.
AH ! This is one of the downsides of living in a 3rd world country, but the advantages are too many to give up. |
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Simon_W *******
Joined: 21 May 2013 Posts: 4881 Location: Watford
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 20:54 Post subject: |
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I don't think you asked the right question.
Has your PC got an HDMI output? If so, you could connect the TV to the PC using that. You can get very long HDMI cables. |
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4x4traveller **
Age: 40 Zodiac: Joined: 31 Aug 2015 Posts: 81 Location: Lincolnshire
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 21:24 Post subject: |
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What I do is use a raspberry pi.
cost about £60 for the kit, connect it to the TV with HDMI, connect it to the network. Downloaded OSMC as an operating system (super easy just put the sd card in your pc and it saves the OS to the card) plug it all in and I can play movies, music, anything from my other PC, can also watch youtube videos on the tv, or if I spent some time to actually configure it properly can also find huge resources of online streamable questionably legal movies and tv.
fantastic device and tiny and silent too. plus i can use the kodi remote app on my iphone to control it, can change the music from the toilet couldnt as for more! |
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vijay ******
Age: 52 Zodiac: Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 2040 Location: London
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 21:33 Post subject: |
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Simon_W wrote: |
I don't think you asked the right question.
Has your PC got an HDMI output? If so, you could connect the TV to the PC using that. You can get very long HDMI cables. |
That's exactly what I do |
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REVOGEL LifeTime Member
Age: 84 Zodiac: Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 4276 Location: Cent. Amelias. Reg 10. Guyana South America
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 21:53 Post subject: |
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Thanks again folks. Simon I will investigate the availability here. Cant rely on the postal service to deliver, If ordered overseas. |
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